In a recent article, Shawn Miller discusses the implications of ongoing changes at the USPTO led by Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart and the forthcoming confirmation of John Squires as permanent Director. He notes that these developments may sharpen the debate around patent quality and reforms regarding Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions. As the administration plans to move forward with its policy priorities, Miller warns that these reforms could undermine the quality of patents, raising concerns among stakeholders regarding potential ramifications for the innovation landscape.
To start, what is patent quality? Put simply, it is the likelihood that a granted patent meets all of the statutory requirements for protection.
It seems likely that Squires will be confirmed soon and begin to act on the priorities he outlined at his hearing, two of which just so happen to overlap the topics of the two projects I am scrambling to complete this summer: patent quality and IPR reform.
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